Artist Profile
Larissa Lury (she/her) is a director, an associate professor at New Mexico State University where she chairs the High Desert Play Development Workshop, a deviser, and a former acrobat. She seeks artwork and experiences that open her to new ways of looking at and living in the world, and strives to create those experiences for others. She’s directed and workshopped plays for companies around the country including: Central Square, Upstream, San Diego Rep, Nashville Rep, American Shakespeare Center, The Assembly, Cherry Lane, The Playwrights’ Center, Urbanite, Portland Center Stage, Southern Rep, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Ma-Yi, The Playwrights Realm, New Jersey Rep, Keen Company’s Keen Teens, McCarter Theatre’s Youth Ink!, and Curious. She’s grateful for the support she’s received, including through the National Directing Fellowship, residencies with The Drama League, New Georges, and LMCC, and as Resident Director at Ensemble Studio Theatre. Member, Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. New Georges Affiliate Artist. BS, Northwestern University; MFA, UC San Diego. larissalury.com